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Manhunt goes to PS2 Classics on May 14

David Hinkle — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:00:00 EST

Rockstar North's stealth slash slaughter game, Manhunt, launches on PSN next week on May 14, available in the PS2 Classics section for $10. European PSN users will have to wait until Wednesday, when their store is updated.

In the announcement post, Rockstar also says the next game up for re-release is The Warriors. Manhunt joins Bully, Midnight Club 3, Red Dead Revolver and various Grand Theft Auto games, all available on PSN now.

The PS2 Classic generated much controversy when it launched in 2003 for its gruesome murder scenarios and animations - a few examples include suffocating enemies with plastic bags, strangling them with wire and eviscerating others with table saws. In 2007, Rockstar produced a sequel in Manhunt 2, which was banned in the UK for almost six months before it was cleared for launch.

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PlayStation Plus gets free Malicious, cheap Grand Theft Auto

David Hinkle — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:45:00 EST

This week's free North American PlayStation Plus game is Malicious, a third-person action game in which players defeat an eclectic collection of bosses and pilfer their powers.

Meanwhile, the Spring Fever sale event continues for PlayStation Plus with a series-wide sale on the Grand Theft Auto games, including recent PS2 Classics GTA 3 (for under $5) and GTA: San Andreas (for under $8).

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Fatal Frame snaps a selfie on PSN this week

Jessica Conditt — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:30:00 EST

The original Fatal Frame is scheduled to launch on PSN this Tuesday, as revealed on the PlayStation Blogcast. Fatal Frame enters the PSN Store as a PS2 Classic, and it never leaves because that's how horror works.

Tecmo's first installment in the Fatal Frame series introduces Miku, a young girl who can see spirits. Her brother, who shares her powers, goes missing, and Miku tracks him to a derelict mansion. There, she picks up her mother's Camera Obscura, a device that captures souls on film, and must navigate out of the mansion while still searching for her brother.

Be on the lookout for Fatal Frame's official announcement in the PSN drop this week.

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Capcom vs SNK 2 due for PS2 Classics release in late April

JC Fletcher — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:00:00 EST

Capcom is planning to bring its crossover fighter Capcom vs. SNK 2 to PlayStation 3 at the end of next month. Capcom USA senior vice president Christian Svensson put the company's formerly tentative plan into this timetable in a post on the Capcom-Unity forums. "Mind you, if Sony chooses, that could move," Svensson warned, adding "it is later than I had originally anticipated already."

The other fighting game due for PS2 Classics release, the troubled Capcom Fighting Evolution, is still without a release date.

Capcom vs SNK 2 due for PS2 Classics release in late April originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Disgaea 2 coming to PS2 Classics January 22

Mike Suszek — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST

NIS America is bringing Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories to the PlayStation Network's PS2 Classics section on January 22. The game will be priced at $9.99.

The 2006 SRPG game previously made an appearance on the PSP in 2009 as Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days. The PSP version included additional content such as levels, skills and characters. While NIS America's announcement implies that the PSN version will be a direct port from the PS2 game, we reached out to see if any of the added content from the PSP version will be included in the PSN port, and will update as we learn more.

Disgaea 2 coming to PS2 Classics January 22 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Capcom Fighting Jam, Capcom vs SNK 2 on US PSN 'eventually'

David Hinkle — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:30:00 EST

Both Capcom Fighting Evolution (Capcom Fighting Jam in Japan) and Capcom vs SNK 2 are available on PlayStation Network in Japan, leaving fighting fans in the US wanting of what was once a bad business idea. Capcom senior VP Christian Svensson offers a crumb of hope in the Capcom forums, saying both will be here "eventually."

Svensson says we should hear more about both "next year," and that the "timing will be quite different though from Japan." We can't be sure what he means by the latter statement, but since both saw their reemergence as PS2 Classics on Japan's PSN months apart, it's possible there won't be such a gap between releases when they finally arrive in these parts.

Capcom Fighting Jam, Capcom vs SNK 2 on US PSN 'eventually' originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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GTA: San Andreas gets Dec. 12 PSN launch date from PS Hong Kong [update: confirmed!]

Jessica Conditt — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:30:00 EST

PlayStation Hong Kong offers another shred of evidence that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is indeed making its way to PS3, listing the game as a download with a release date of December 12. San Andreas was rated by the ESRB for PS3 this year, as was Vice City and Grand Theft Auto 3. GTA 3 launched on PSN as a PS2 classic in September.

The Grand Theft Auto games are infiltrating a few new devices recently, topped off with Vice City's launch on iOS last week. Meanwhile, Grand Theft Auto 5 fans are scoping out yet another platform for that game's launch, with a petition to get it on PC.

Update: The PlayStation Blog confirms San Andreas will be released on PSN as a PS2 Classic on December 11.

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Psychonauts becomes an official PS2 Classic on August 28

JC Fletcher — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:00:00 EST

In this post-Double Fine Kickstarter world, there's nothing more nostalgic than buying a game for a set price and then playing it immediately - unless that game is itself nostalgic, like, say, Psychonauts.

Next Tuesday, you'll have the opportunity to experience Raz's mental adventure in a new venue, when it is released on PS3 in North America as a PS2 Classic. This miracle of digital distribution is possible thanks to Double Fine's acquisition of the Psychonauts publishing rights last year.

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Grand Theft Auto 3 coming to PSN next Tuesday, no word on Vice City just yet

Ben Gilbert — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:00:00 EST

When ESRB ratings for Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City on PlayStation 3 sprang up earlier this year, it seemed assured that the games were headed to PSN's PS2 classics section. Indeed, Grand Theft Auto 3 is joining the no-frills lineup next Tuesday for $10.

The news was revealed on the latest PlayStation podcast among other PSN releases for next week. Like all PS2 classics, GTA3 isn't getting an HD update or Trophy support. Also, that Vice City ESRB listing hasn't panned out just yet, but we're sure it's on the way.

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PS2 horror game Haunting Ground rated for PS3

Jessica Conditt — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:30:00 EST

Haunting Ground, Capcom's PlayStation 2 horror game, has been rated by the ESRB for the PS3, suggesting an eventual digital re-launch. Haunting Ground's rating remains "M for Murder" - oh, that's "M for Mature," sorry - and contains all the warnings that made the first game so horrifically lovely.

Haunting Ground follows Fiona and her dog Hewie as they attempt to escape a haunted castle, solving puzzles and defeating enemies along the way. The game seems poised to launch either as a PS2 Classic or an HD remake; Capcom has yet to verify.

PS2 horror game Haunting Ground rated for PS3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Persona 3: FES socially linked with PSN tomorrow

JC Fletcher — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST

XBLA sees the release of Fez this week, but PSN is getting FES. That's just one letter off! Well, one letter, the words "Shin Megami Tensei: Persona" and the number 3. Other than that, totally the same deal.

Persona 3: FES, the updated 2008 edition of the demons-in-modern-Japan RPG, comes to the PlayStation 3 this week as part of the underused PS2 Classics service. It'll be a good opportunity to get familiar with the cast of characters before beating the hell out of them in Persona 4 Arena (which features some of the P3 cast). Or, if you prefer to think about it this way, you'll get to play a fantastic RPG with a unique storyline and stuff.

Persona 3: FES socially linked with PSN tomorrow originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PSN Tuesday: Portal 2 DLC, PS2 Classics

JC Fletcher — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:00:00 EST

There's new stuff on PSN today, most prominently that freebie Portal 2 DLC. But there's also an absurd wealth of old stuff! There's a new version of Crysis, HD Dreamcast ports (Sega Bass Fishing and Space Channel 5 Part 2), the PSOne port of Chrono Trigger, and five PS2 games -- including Clover Studio's brutally difficult, equally strange cult hit God Hand.

Choose your platform to view the corresponding release list:

(Note: Continue past the break to view both release lists.)

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